9600 gt vs 8800 gt round 2

[Bokranator]

well if the 9600 gt can handle gaming on my 22" with medium high quality and the card doesnt get tooo hot or make alot of noise, i dont mind breaking the bank a bit but otherwise id be price concious.

[gvblake22]

The stock cooler is likely to make a good bit of noise. But I bet it will run passively just great with an Accelero S1.

[Bokranator]

do you know where i can get one in the uk? and is there a guide to fitting one on a 8800 GT?

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by Bokranator

do you know where i can get one in the uk? and is there a guide to fitting one on a 8800 GT?

We'd take more space to cover the installation if it was warranted, but slapping on the Accelero S1 Rev 2 was pretty uneventful. Disassemble the stock cooler, clean up the GPU and RAM, remove the adhesive backings, slap on the Accelero, and insert the plastic clips. If you can use a screwdriver, then you can install this cooler.

Sounds too simple to be explained.

As for where to get ones
Arctic Cooling
Select Western Europe, UK, Dealer and search away. :)

[gvblake22]

I went into a bit of detail on the installation of the Accelero S1 in my review here...

[Bokranator]

does anyone have any temps for this on a 8800 gt or a card that runs hotter? and do the ram sinks come in the cooler package?

i found a uk seller should anyone be interested:
Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Rev. 2 VGA Cooler

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by Bokranator

does anyone have any temps for this on a 8800 gt or a card that runs hotter? and do the ram sinks come in the cooler package?

i found a uk seller should anyone be interested:
Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Rev. 2 VGA Cooler

The X1950 Pro is a good example of a card that creates more or less the same heat output as a 8800GT.

[Bokranator]

ECS Web Site

Are ECS any good? warranty and manufacturer wise? otherwise it will just have to be the 8800 GT.

ive got quite a while before i purchase anything (april 7th being payday) but ive been reading and found the 9600 GT to be able to adopt audio from the motherboard.

Can the 8800 GT do the same? the mobo in question is a Gigabyte X48-DS5

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by Bokranator

ive been reading and found the 9600 GT to be able to adopt audio from the motherboard.

Can the 8800 GT do the same? the mobo in question is a Gigabyte X48-DS5

The audio feature is something that only exists on video cards with an HDMI output. HDMI is able to transmit both a high-definition video source, as well as a high-definition audio source through a single cable/connection. So some video card manufacturers that include HDMI connections on their boards will also feature an audio input so the HDMI port can output both audio and video at the same time. So unless you plan on using an HDMI connection, there's no need to worry about a video card being able to accept audio from the motherboard.

[azianai]

Originally Posted by polobunny

Less than 50% the price. Bang for the buck, I'm hard to follow.

I hope you mean when i was saying the GTS and not the GX2
not to hijack the thread, but speaking of the Accelero S1, where can you buy ram sinks for it? I mean the Zalman VGA sinks are too small to cover the whole Chip.